AirAsia resumes online promos, adverts after Indonesia jet crash
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Budget airline AirAsia Bhd resumed online promotions and advertising this week, a month after a plane operated by its Indonesia affiliate crashed into the Java Sea, killing all 162 people on board.
Korean Air chief says he scolded daughter over nut rage
SEOUL (Reuters) – Korean Air Lines Chairman Cho Yang-ho said on Friday he had scolded his daughter for expelling a crew member from a flight over the way she was served nuts in first class.
Defense chief says Russia to maintain military superiority: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday he would not let anyone gain military superiority over Russia and that he would fulfill a plan to modernize the armed forces by 2020.
Bulgaria’s first democratically-elected president Zhelev dies
SOFIA (Reuters) – Zhelyu Zhelev, a dissident who served as the first non-Communist president of Bulgaria from 1990 to 1997, has died at the age of 79, the parliament speaker said on Friday.
South African private school firm denies race segregation charges
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A popular South African private school firm on Friday denied charges of racially segregating classrooms, saying it sometimes separates children based on culture, a policy that has provoked public anger 20 years after the end of…
EU’s Katainen urges Greece to stick to reforms, signals some flexibility
BERLIN (Reuters) – European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen urged Greece’s new government on Friday to stick to the reforms agreed with international lenders, but signaled Athens could be offered more time to reach certain goals.
Three U.S. contractors killed in ‘insider attack’ in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan soldier killed three U.S. contractors and wounded a fourth on Thursday at Kabul’s military airport, an Afghan air force official said.
Greece should follow EU line on Russia: EU’s Schulz
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece should not undermine EU policy on Russia at a time when it is seeking support from its partners over its economic problems, European parliament President Martin Schulz told Greek newspapers on Friday.
Man wielding pistol arrested at Dutch national broadcaster
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A 19-year-old Dutchman with a pistol forced his way into the studios of the national broadcaster NOS on Thursday demanding to be allowed to go on air, but was quickly arrested, officials said.
Moscow, Washington discuss possible Kerry visit to Russia: sources
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow and Washington are discussing a possible visit to Russia by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss the Ukraine crisis, diplomatic sources say.
